Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 4 October 2012

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:17

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at: http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_300000_04_10_2012&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Ann Jones (Chair)

Peter Black

Janet Finch-Saunders

Mike Hedges

Mark Isherwood

Gwyn R Price

Ken Skates

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Joyce Watson

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Sue Cohen, Women's Budget Group

Adele Baumgardt, Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales

Professor Teresa Rees, Cardiff University

Kate Bennett, Equality and Human Rights Commission

Jamie Westcombe, Equality and Human Right Commission

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Bethan Davies (Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

Leanne Hatcher (Deputy Clerk)

Hannah Johnson (Researcher)

Rhys Iorwerth (Researcher)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Advisor)

 

 

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Apologies were received from Bethan Jenkins, there was no subsitute.

 

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2.  Inquiry into the Equality considerations in the Welsh Government's budget - Evidence session

The Chair welcomed Sue Cohen, a management member of the Women’s Budget Group management committee. Member questioned the witness.

 

Sue Cohen agreed to send the Committee a link to the Kirklees Strategy.

 

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3.  Inquiry into the Equality considerations in the Welsh Government's budget - Evidence session

The Chair welcomed Adele Baumgardt, the Co-chair of the Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales and Professor Teresa Rees from Cardiff University. The Members questioned the witnesses.

 

Professor Rees agreed to provide the Committee with specific research papers on the international examples referred to at the meeting. 

 

</AI3>

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4.  Inquiry into the Equality considerations in the Welsh Government's budget  - Evidence Session

The Chair welcomed Kate Bennett and Jamie Westcombe from the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The Members questioned the witnesses.

 

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5.  Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

Motion was agreed.

 

</AI5>

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6.  Inquiry into the Welsh Government's historic environment policy - Consideration of key issues

Members agreed that this would be considered at next week’s meeting.

 

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7.  Stakeholder event - evaluation

Members agreed that the event was a success and an excellent opportunity to engage with stakeholders. They agreed that similar events should be held in the future.

 

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8.  Legislative Consent Memorandum - Disabled Person's Parking Badges Bill 2012 - 13

The Committee considered their approach on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Disabled Person’s Parking Badges Bill 2012- 13

 

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9.  Papers to note

Papers noted.

 

</AI9>

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9.1  CELG(4)-21-12 - Paper 3 - Additional information from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

 

</AI10>

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9.2  CELG(4)-21-12 - Paper 4 - Additional information from Conwy County Borough Council

 

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9.3  CELG(4)-21-12 - Paper 5 - Information from Save the Children

 

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9.4  CELG(4)-21-12 - Paper 6 - Information from Chwarae Teg

 

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